ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,630, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to PRINOTH S.P.A. (Vipteno BZ, Italy).
"Tracked vehicle for finishing the ground with a liftable working assembly, in particular a snow grooming vehicle with a liftable tiller assembly" was invented by Martin Kirchmair (Vipiteno, Italy) and Markus Unterholzner (Vipiteno, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tracked vehicle for finishing the ground, in particular a snow grooming vehicle for finishing ski slopes; the vehicle comprising: a main supporting frame configured for supporting side tracks and an upper cabin; at least one working assembly, such as a tiller assembly, frontally and posteriorly...